Peter Brook

Peter Brook Comes to Columbia, Ticket Prices Plummet-Thank God!

If I had to recommend the work of any director in the world, it would be the innovative productions  read more »

Sweet Dream! The Finest Shakespeare in Years

I surely can't be alone in joyfully acclaiming Edward Hall's all-male A Midsummer Night's Dream at t  read more »

Letter To A Young Director

Dear Erica Schmidt,You don't know me, but I wanted to tell you how very gifted you are and, if I may  read more »

Gay Play Asks: What Makes a Play Gay?

In Jonathan Tolins' new play, The Last Sunday in June , several gay guys meet in a Christopher Stree  read more »

Better Than Art, Better Than Theater: The Divine Magic of Ta'ziyeh

I can't imagine a more significant or touching time at the theater than the three nights I've just s  read more »

The Reasons Why the Show Goes On

It's all too understandable why concern has been voiced overthe theater's ability to carry on in our  read more »

The Suitcase Hamlet Gets Lost in Transit

Another opening, another Hamlet !I must say, with regrets, that I found the Royal National Theatre p  read more »

Sara Kestelman: Theater In a Crowded Fire

Who was that voice?Who was that Voice?  read more »

Who's There? Peter Brook's Hamlet Leads the Way

Notes toward enjoying Peter Brook's misunderstood new version of Hamlet , currently at the Brooklyn  read more »

Truth, Lies and Celebrity-Which Jerzy Do You Prefer?

The celebrated and reviled Polish novelist Jerzy Kosinskiwas a fantasist in a good cause-namely, art  read more »

The Discreet Charm of a Programmed Farce

Jean-Claude Carrière, the distinguished author of La Terrasse –a typical French farce about a typ  read more »

A Hand for Applause Books; A Hand for 'Hand D'

What if they gave a party for Shakespeare's birthday and nobody came?  read more »